Carlos Ptriawan
replacing HVAC with AC window/wall unit in Birmingham,AL
Hi, my HVAC in Birmingham AL got stolen. Is it doable to replace the HVAC system with just windows/wall AC unit ? The quote I receive for 2.5ton heat pump system is around ~5k. Pretty expensive. Not sure what's the al...
Daniel M.
Seeking Your Insights: Energy Efficiency & ROI in Historic Duplex Renovation
Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I'm embarking on an exciting journey to acquire and renovate a duplex from 1900, aiming to tackle the inherent challenges of outdated insulation and the lack of modern vapor and air bar...
JR Woolf
Buying a home from a smoker/cat owner
Has anyone had experience (positive or negative) mitigating cigarette and/or cat urine smells from a home. Also- when looking at a home being sold by a smoker who allows smoking indoors - how much of a discount did y...
Daniel Hughes
How do you manage the threat of asbestos in a house hack?
The title really says it all. I'm looking at small multifamily properties in the Oklahoma City market (mainly duplexes) and I've noticed that most of the properties I'm seeing are old (built prior to 1980). I've read ...
Bryan Mack
Newbie: What to do? Sell or Rent?
Hello Everyone. This is my first post and I'm hoping yal can offer me some advice.I'm 34 years old and married with 1 child (2yrs old). We currently live paycheck to paycheck and I'm trying to get into Real Estate so ...
Art Maydan
Insulate Attic in House Hack?
The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...
Drew Denham
MF house with one furnace
So I'm looking at purchasing a MF home but the landlord pays utilities and with Michigan winters this could get pricey on a 1900 sq foot house. Any creative ideas for tenants to keep the bills down? Rent is 1150 per m...
Chris Starling
Mold found as a tenant
I have a friend who moved into an old house as a renter in Western North Carolina ~11 months ago along with a roommate who moved in who has been there for 2 months
Both of them recently have been reporting symptoms a...
Conrad Legé
Furnace in the bedroom -- big problem or no problem?
Hello BP, I am looking for some insight here. I have a small multi unit that I will be closing on in about two weeks. In one of the units I a plan on renting to tenants, there happens to be a forced-air furnace that i...
Dan C.
Anything wrong with a furnace in the attic in a four-unit?
A four-unit I was interested in has one furnace in the attic.
Anyone know if there is anything bad about a furnace in the attic? Is it something I would want to correct right away? (I would be buying the pro...